Experience

The Jackson Laboratory

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant III

  • Feb 2019 - Present

• COVID-19 Virology Personnel

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2020



Yale University School of Medicine

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant 2 MS

  • Dec 2015 - Feb 2019

  Melanoma research in the department of Dermatology under the Yale SPORE in skin cancer. *Assistance in running a growing tissue/blood bank and keeping databases up to date.*Primary tissue culture involving melanoma, nevi, and normal skin samples, establishing cell lines, processing blood samples and extraction of peripheral blood lymphocytes.*Cell proliferation studies involving dose response to various drugs. Studies also testing for synergistic effect involving multiple drugs. Both in 2D and 3D Matrigel matrix assay.*Cell migration assay*Extracting DNA & RNA from fresh tumor and normal skin samples, cells, and PBLs.*Bacterial culture including transformation of DNA into competent cells, growth, and isolation of plasmid DNA*Validating mutations using PCR.*Gene expression and rtPCR*Collecting cells for protein assay and making cell lysates for Western Blot.*Bioinformatics*Analyzing data and preparation of results using programs such as Microsoft Excel and GraphPad Prism.

• PostGrad Research Associate

  • Dec 2013 - Nov 2015

  Melanoma research in the department of Dermatology under the Yale SPORE in skin cancer. *Assistance in running a growing tissue/blood bank and keeping databases up to date.*Primary tissue culture involving melanoma, nevi, and normal skin samples, establishing cell lines, processing blood samples and extraction of peripheral blood lymphocytes.*Cell proliferation studies involving dose response to various drugs. Studies also testing for synergistic effect involving multiple drugs. Both in 2D and 3D Matrigel matrix assay.*Cell migration assay*Extracting DNA from fresh tumor and normal skin samples, cells, and PBLs.*Bacterial culture including transformation of DNA into competent cells, growth, and isolation of plasmid DNA*Validating mutations using PCR.*Collecting cells for protein assay and making cell lysates for Western Blot.*Bioinformatics*Analyzing data and preparation of results using programs such as Microsoft Excel and GraphPad Prism.

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2013

  Melanoma research in the department of Dermatology under the Yale SPORE in skin cancer.*Assistance in running a growing tissue/blood bank and keeping databases up to date.*Primary tissue culture involving melanoma, nevi, and normal skin samples, establishing cell lines, processing blood samples and extraction of peripheral blood lymphocytes.*Cell proliferation studies involving dose response to various drugs. Studies also testing for synergistic effect involving multiple drugs. Both in 2D and 3D Matrigel matrix assay.*Cell migration assay*Extracting DNA from fresh tumor and normal skin samples, cells, and PBLs.*Validating mutations using PCR.*Bioinformatics*Analyzing data and preparation of results using programs such as Microsoft Excel and GraphPad Prism.



Western New England University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student in Biology

  • Aug 2009 - May 2013

  B.S. in BiologyMinor in Chemistry B.S. in BiologyMinor in Chemistry



Tunxis Plantation Country Club

• Cart Management

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2012

  Maintenance and care of golf carts. Prepare and set up for special events. Occasionally manage and track tee times for golfers. Maintenance and care of golf carts. Prepare and set up for special events. Occasionally manage and track tee times for golfers.